Investor Focus: Adams and Reese LLP

ADAMS AND REESE LLP

Seated, left to right: Garrett Zoghby, Patrick Dungan, Jay Ross and Michael Berson. Standing, left to right: Vicki Clarke, Sherry Cates, Bradley Byrne, Kris Stanton, Britton Bonner, Becky Gibson, Nash Campbell, Leigh Lods, Jackie Parks, Sherri Charles, Brian Smithweck, Andrea Mitchell, Andy Freeman, Kayla Seawell, Rachel Mahoney, Nicole Bourg and Bob Campbell. Not pictured: David Johnson, Vic Lott, Jannea Rogers, Blake Richardson, Matt Jackson, Scott Hetrick, Blake Hardwich, Suntrease Williams-Maynard, Rusty Russell, April Smith, Bradley Sanders, McLean Bramlett, Suzanne Clark, Joy Massey, Joni Huddleston, Christopher Lewis and RA Crumbley. Company official:Jay Michael Ross, Mobile office partner in charge Address: 11 N. Water St., Ste. 23200, Mobile Number of Employees: 41 in Mobile, 482 firmwide Website: adamsandreese.com Years in business: 70 Brief company description:Adams and Reese LLP is an industry-focused practice group of attorneys and advisors who are strategically organized throughout the southern U.S. and Washington, D.C. Adams and Reese professionals are advisors and advocates who tailor their approach and counsel to the specific needs of each situation and client. Many have years of on-thejob experience within the industries serving as executives, professionals and in-house counsel. Why do you support the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce’s Partners for Growth Initiative?“As lawyers and government relations professionals, it’s our business to know and understand our clients, their businesses, their current needs and their future plans,” said Ross. “As neighbors, our commitment to community has become a deep-rooted characteristic of our firm’s personality. Our team in Mobile is focused on serving a wide range of businesses, and we support the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce’s Partners for Growth initiative, which ensures a bright future for local businesses as they grow both domestically and internationally. We have been proud to support a number of economic development initiatives that directly benefit Mobile.” How long have you been a continuous Mobile Area Chamber Member? 30 years

About Partners For Growth: Growing Global, Investing Local 2018-2022, Partners For Growth is a five-year, public-private initiative of the Mobile Area Chamber, to grow and diversify Mobile’s economy. Its five pillars include: 1) new business recruitment and investment attraction; 2) existing industry support, innovation and entrepreneurship; 3) workforce attraction, retention and development; 4) diverse business development; and 5) business advocacy and quality of place.

Join the Chamber’s economic development investors by contactingDavid Rodgers,vice president, economic development, at 251.431.8657 or drodgers@mobilechamber.com.